Vending-machine.



PATENTED MAR. 31, 1908.

E. P. BRUTON.

VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 5, 1907.

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No. 883,523. PATENTED MAR. 31, 1908. 'E. P. BRUTON.

VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.5, 1907.

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E. P. BRUTON.

VENDING MACHINE.

APPLIGATION FILED MAR.5, 1907.

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. EUGENE r. Batm n? ROGKINGHAM, NORTH CAROLINA.

VENDING-MACHINE.

E'ipecification of Letters Patent. Patented Marc-.1131, 1908.

Application filed March 5, 1907; Serial No. 360,676.

Be it known that I, .EUGENE P. BRUTON,

residing at Rockingham, in the county of Richmond and State of North Carolina, have invented certainnew and useful lmprovemerits in Vending-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relatesto certainnew and useful improvements in vending machines,

and it particularlyseeks to provide a vending machine for vending bottles and the like.

containingvarious liquids, such for instance as coca-cola gmgerale etc, and in its 1 generic nature the invention comprises a r tatable article carrier having a series ofartiole receiving pockets across thebottom'of which retaining fingers project, coin con-v trolled means for rotating. the article carrier predetermined distances at each operation, and means for moving the retaining fingers out of alinement with their respective article holding aperture, as the coin controlled feeding mechanism rotates the rotatable article carrier, means construction of coin controlled mechanism for normally locking the article carrier from rotation, means operated by the coin controlled mechanism for releasing the rotatable carrier at times, and means for preventing the rotation of the article carrier except in one direction.

My invention also includes certain novel which cooperate with the rotatable carrier rotating mechanism.

which will be first In its more detail nature my invention has forits object to provide a machine or the character stated of a very simple and effective construction which can be easily'manu factured at a minimum cost and will readlly and effectively serve its intended purposes.

r In its still more detail features my invention comprises certain novel construction,

described in, detail and then be specifically pointed out in the ap pended claims,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:-

Figure l, is a'perspective view of my in vention. Fig. 2, is a top'plan view, the ca sing top being removed, the parts being in their normal position. central, longitudinal section of .the machine,

- looking toward the coin controlled operating mechanism. Fig. l,isi an invertedperspec ive view of the rotatable article carrier. Fig.

- is supported by parts .all of- Fig; 3, is a vertical,

"5, is a detail perspective cross section showing the means for normally locking the rota:

table member frommovement and the means for preventing backward movement'thereof.

Fig. 6, is a similar view to Fig. 3, showing.

the position of the parts as the coin controlled latchis being released. [Fig. 7, is a detail longitudinal section of the coin control operating mechanism. Fig. 8, is a horizontal section on the line 88 of Fig- 7.

Referring now to the accom anying draw ings in which like letters anc numerals of reference indicate like parts in all of the figures, 1 designates the casing which may be of any approved ornamental type and of any ll 1 is preferably provided with a removable top 2 which is normally locked in place and which may be removed in'order to fill the rotatable carrier 3.

having its shaft 3 journaled in bearings 2 in' braces 2 secured within the casing 1. The article carrier 3 is in the nature of a'circular disk and is provided on its topsurface adjacent its, periphery with a rack portiont to cooperate with the back check pawl 4 which is pivotally mounted at 45* to the casmgand normally'has its rack enroved ornamental design. The casing 1 The rotatable carrier 3 gaging ende held in engagementwith the rack S bv a coil spring 4:", as shown.

Around the per phery of the rotatable carrier 3 and suitably spaced at intervals are a series of stops 3 which'cooperate with the stop 55 mounted arm at 5 to the casing and has a finger 5 forpurposes presently explained, the arm 5 being held with its stop 5 in engagement with the periphery the rotatable carrier 3 by means of a coil spring 5, as indicated. The carrier 3 is provided with a series of spaced article receiving pockets 3 corresponding in number to the number of rack I teeth in the rack 3*, it being understood that the numberof stops 3 areaequalinnumber to the rack teeth 3 and to the pockets 3 Beneath the rotatable article carrier 3 is mounted a series of fingers 3 which are pivoted at 3 andnormally held to project that is carried by-the pivotally beneath the pockets 3 by springs 3 asshown, the forward ends or the fingers 3 cry of the carrier 3. to be engaged bya fixed .stop member. 6 secured to. the casing so that 5 which is pivotally mounted as the rotatable carrier 3 rotates the fingers 3 .will be moved out of alinement with their respective pockets 3 at times.

7 designates the combined coin and carrler rotating bar which .isshdably mounted inbearings 1 in the casing and projects through an aperture 1 toward the out of the machine and terminates in a handle 7, as indicated. The pusher 7 carries a pivoted pawl 7 b which engages the rack member 3 of the rotatable carrier to rotate the same as the pusher 7 is pulled forward. The pusher] 7 is pulled forward by a lever 7 that is fulcrumed at 7 to abracket member 1* projected from the inner. wall of the casing and'the lever 7 is ful' crumed at -7 to the usher 7. 7 designates a coil spring secure to the lever 7 c and to the cas ng wall which tends to normally force the pusher 7 forward.

The pusher 7 carries a stop 7 which engages a lock pawl 8 that ispivotallv secured member 10 secured to' the casing 1, the

member 7 lyin parallel and in close contact with the main ody portion of the usher 7 when in its normal positlon, and a ong the line of contact between the member 7 and the memberv 7 the same is formed with a coin receiving pocket 7, the inner or coin contacting faces of which are rovided with studs 7 to retain the coin unti the members 7 and 7* are separated by the wedge 10 when the pusher reaches the inward limit of its movement in ainanner that will be presently more fully explained.

12 designates a projection-on the casing 1 which when the pusher 7 is in its forward position holds the member 7 x tightly against.

the member 7 to retain the coin in the coin ocket. 13 designates the coin chute which eads from the front coin slot 13 of the machine to the coin pocket in the pusher 7, and the coin chute 13 is provided with a weighted balance lever 14 whose ends 14" projects into the path of the coin and whose end 15 a is provided with an adjustable weight 14, as

shown, the member 14 lying with its uppen:

face,- 14 so arranged that a coin of. such weight as will not trip the member 12 will slide out of the side opening 13 of the coin chute and be ejected before it reaches the coin pocket of the pusher 7..

' ,15 designates a coin conveyor held with its mouth 15 beneath the pusher 7 to receive the coin as it reaches the pusher 7 and conusher my invention'operates will be best explained as follows: The rotary carrier is'first filled with the desired salable article, such formstance as bottles of gingerale or the like,

and the purchaser desiring to operate the machine places the proper coin (say a nickel) into the coin slot, after which the coin passes through the coin chute over the weighted selecting lever 14 and drops into the coin pocket of the pusher 7, it'being understood that the coin remains slightly rojected beyond the upper plane of the pus 161' 7, sothat as the puslher 7 is pushed inwardly the coin will ride u der the pawl 8 and raise the same out of engagement with the stop on the pusher 7, and thus permit the pusher'7 to pass its full'stroke inwardly. As the pusher 7 asses inwardly its pivotally carried pawl wil ride over the adjacent rack teeth 3 to engage the raised portion thereof. At the same time that the pusher 7 is traveling in wardly its heel will engage the finger 5 of the member 5, and release the stop 5 from engagement with stop 3 thus permitting the pusher 7 as it is returned to its,nor1nal position by the action of the spring on the lever 7? to rotate the carrier 3 one step, it being understood that as soon as the stop 8" has passed the stop 5, the stop 5 is again projected in the path of the step 3 Q and the next succeeding stop 3 will engage the stop 5? and prevent more than a single ston of rotation taking place. The pawl 4 will automatically cooperate with the rack 3" to prevent backward movement of the rotatable carrier at all times.

As the rotatable carrier is moved the fixed stop 6 will engage one of the fingers on the under side of the rotatable carrier and usli it from out of ,a-linement with one o the pockets thereof, thus permitting the article in said pocket to drop onto the chute and be ejected at the front of the machine.

While the pusher 7 is being pushed inwardly and as the coin raises the pawl 8 the member 7 X by virtue of the wedge member will be separated from contact with the member 7 and the coin dropped into the conveye'r and be carried to the coin box. As soon as the pusher is again in its normal po-v sition the pawl 8 will again project in'alinement with the pusher stop and prevent a second'o aeration of the machine until a new coin has een entered.

Should a coin of less weight than that of the desired coin be fed intothe machine, the.

' pertains.

Weighted lever 14 will not tilt' and the coin will therefore slide out of the coin chute and not operate the machine;

.From the foreqoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings,

it isthought the complete operation, construction and. numerous advantages of my machine will be readily Zap arent-tothose skilled in the art to which t efin'vention apsection against the usher-to hold the coin, coin released means or normally preventing movementof the pusher in one direction, means *co'o erat ve arate the same'from engagement with t e pusher torelease the coin, substantially-as shown and described.

- 2. MA vending machine, an article carrier I combined with coin controlled mechanism for operating the same, said coin controlled mech-' anism comprising a reciprocating pusher,

a pawl pivotally secured thereto, sa1 d article carrierhaving a rackcooperatingwith said pawl, said pusher having a coin receiv: ing portion, a hinge member secured-tothe pusher, and having a cooperating coin receiv lng portion and adapted to lie normally in contact with'th e pusher, a latch normally preve'ntf ing the movement of said pusher in one direc-.

tion andhaving a portion cooperable with the coin to release the latch from the pusher as the pusher is moved in one direction, means cooperatively connected with the pusher for 'forcing' it in an opposite direction to return the same to its normal position and simultaneouslv operate the carrier, and means coopy connected with the pusher for orcing it in an opposite direction toreturn the same to its normal position and simultaneously operate the carrier, and 'meansfor engagingjsaid hinged section of the pusher when moved inone direction to se" erating with said hinged section" for releasing the coin at times,substantial:ly-as shown and described. 4 I

3. In a vending machine, an article. carrier,

a {coin controlled mechanism therefor, comprising apusher, an, independently mounted "p'awl ,for actuating. the pusher to hold it nor.-

mall looked, a pawl' ca'r'ried by the pusher for ectly engaging the article carrier to operate the same, .a lever mechanism secured to 'the awl having a-fixedfulcrum, a, spring secured to said lever and to a fixed portion of the machine for operating said lever to move the pusher in onedirection, said pusherhav-- ing-a coin receiving portion, a com. slot,coop-' erating therewith, a select-ing member fulcrumed' on said coin slot antlprojeoting to theinsidelthereof, said member includingan adjustableweight to-cooperate therewith, all being arranged substantially as shown and described. I I

4. In a vending machine,- anarticle carrier, a'cjoin controlledmechanism comprising -apusher, an independently mounted pawl'fo'r' engaging e 4 locked, apawlcarried by the'pusher for d1- "re'ctly engaging the article carrier to operate pawl and having a fixed fulcrum, a'spring secured to said leverand to a fixed ortion of the machine for operating the said everto move the pusher in one direction, said pusherhaving a com receiving portion, a coin slot cooperating therewith, a selecting member fulcrumed on said coin slot'and rejecting to the inside thereof, said member mcluding an adjustable weight to cooperate therewith, said coin receiving portion of the pusher comprising a 1 90 having a coin groove secured to the pusher to 3 coin groove in the pu er, a hinge section lie adj acent, thereto, and means for engaging said hinge section as the pusher-reaches the limit of its stroke in one direction ,to separate the hinge section from-thepusher to release the coin, substantially as. shown and described.

EUGENE P, BRUTON.

Witnesses Tnos. L. Oovme'roN, RoBT. S; JENKINSON.

pusherto hold it ,normall the same, a lever'mechanism secured to the a 

